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CakePHPallows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via XML data containing external entity references

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published May 17, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Apr 9, 2024

Package

composer cakephp/cakephp (Composer)

Affected versions

>= 2.1.0-alpha, < 2.1.5
>= 2.2.0-beta, < 2.2.1

Patched versions

2.1.5
2.2.1

Description

The Xml class in CakePHP 2.1.x before 2.1.5 and 2.2.x before 2.2.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via XML data containing external entity references, aka an XML external entity (XXE) injection attack.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Oct 9, 2012
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 17, 2022
Reviewed Jan 14, 2023
Last updated Apr 9, 2024

Severity

High
7.5
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2012-4399

GHSA ID

GHSA-5964-pq8r-4q62

Source code

Credits

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